^1901 Census of Bristol, RG13/2399, Folio 8, Page 7, George Neville Wood, 79 Berkeley Road, Bristol, aged 2
^General Register Office index of deaths registered in January, February and March, 1982 – Name: Wood, George Neville, born 04 MY 1898, District: Camden Volume: 14 Page: 1964.
^Flight (11 December 1919), 'The Royal Air Force', p.1600.
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Bibliography
Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN1844150496.
george, wood, british, army, officer, major, general, george, neville, wood, 1898, 1982, senior, british, army, officer, fought, during, first, second, world, commanding, 25th, indian, infantry, division, during, burma, campaign, george, woodmemorial, major, g. Major General George Neville Wood CB CBE DSO MC 4 May 1898 1982 was a senior British Army officer who fought during the First and Second World War commanding the 25th Indian Infantry Division during the Burma campaign 1 George WoodMemorial to Major General G N Wood in Sherborne Abbey Born4 May 1898Bristol EnglandDied1982 aged 83 84 Camden EnglandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1916 1952RankMajor GeneralService number13820UnitDorsetshire RegimentCommands held53rd Welsh Infantry Division25th Indian Infantry Division4th Indian Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment12th Battalion West Yorkshire RegimentBattles warsFirst World WarRussian Civil WarSecond World WarAwardsCompanion of the Order of the BathCommander of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Service OrderMilitary CrossMentioned in despatches 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksEarly life EditWood was born on 4 May 1898 in Bristol England the son of Frederick and Hannah Wood his father was a commercial traveller 2 3 Military career EditAfter being educated at Colston s School Wood entered the Royal Military College Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1916 He fought in the First World War serving the last year of the war in the Royal Air Force and was awarded the Military Cross mentioned in despatches and made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire 4 He went on to serve in the Russian Civil War 1 He was promoted to temporary major in 1920 5 6 Lord Louis Mountbatten Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia with Major General George Wood in a jeep during a visit to the 25th Indian Division January 1945 Attending the Staff College Camberley from 1926 to 1927 during the Second World War Wood was the Commanding Officer CO of the 12th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in 1941 and CO of the 2nd Battalion Dorset Regiment between late 1941 and mid 1942 In July 1942 he was the acting commander of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade before becoming commander of the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade until January 1943 In October 1944 Wood was made acting major general and took the command of the 25th Indian Infantry Division overseeing victory at the decisive Battle of Kangaw and Operation Zipper during the Burma campaign 7 Promoted to full major general in February 1947 8 Wood became General Officer Commanding GOC 3rd United Kingdom Division in April 1947 9 between August 1947 and March 1950 he was GOC 53rd Welsh Infantry Division before serving as Director of Quartering at the War Office until his retirement in 1952 He was subsequently honorary colonel of the Dorset Regiment from 1952 to 1958 and the first honorary colonel of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 10 References Edit a b Smart 2005 p 345 1901 Census of Bristol RG13 2399 Folio 8 Page 7 George Neville Wood 79 Berkeley Road Bristol aged 2 General Register Office index of deaths registered in January February and March 1982 Name Wood George Neville born 04 MY 1898 District Camden Volume 14 Page 1964 Flight 11 December 1919 The Royal Air Force p 1600 No 32192 The London Gazette 11 January 1921 p 367 No 33804 The London Gazette 1 March 1932 p 1420 No 37803 The London Gazette Supplement 3 December 1946 p 5893 No 37880 The London Gazette Supplement 14 February 1947 p 750 Army Commands PDF Retrieved 1 June 2020 Devonshire and Dorset Regiment regiments org Archived from the original on 25 February 2007 Retrieved 2 February 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Bibliography EditSmart Nick 2005 Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War Barnesley Pen amp Sword ISBN 1844150496 External links EditGenerals of World War IIMilitary officesPreceded byHenry Davies GOC 25th Indian Infantry Division1944 1946 Succeeded byPost disbandedPreceded byJohn Churcher GOC 3rd Infantry DivisionApril June 1947 Succeeded bySir Hugh StockwellPreceded byChristopher Woolner GOC 53rd Welsh Infantry Division1947 1950 Succeeded byErnest DownHonorary titlesPreceded byCharles Hall Woodhouse Colonel of the Dorsetshire Regiment1952 1958 Succeeded byRegiment amalgamated with the Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset RegimentPreceded byNew post Colonel of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment1958 1962 Succeeded byHugh Borradaile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Wood British Army officer amp oldid 1110550394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
